MINOR PLANET By ... Steve Lucky

        MINOR PLANET
     By ... Steve Lucky
 
Another minor planet was discovered
In orbit between Neptune and Pluto.
Known only as 2000 EB173
It is second in size
Behind only the asteriod Ceres.
The definitons of major planets and minor planets
Are being challenged yet again.
The line between them
Is a weak and uncertain one
As they orbit together around the sun.
Such distinctions are made by us
In an attempt to categorize
The seemingly infinite confusion of the universe.
To us it makes things easier
But to the planets themselves
It does not make any difference.
 
Copyright 2000, Steve Lucky